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Hotter, wetter climate slashes labor capacity by 10 percent: U.S. study
2013-02-24 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Earth's increasingly hot, wet climate has cut the amount of work people can do in the worst heat by about 10 percent in the past six decades, and that loss in labor capacity could double by mid-century, U.S. government scientists reported on Sunday. Because warmer air can hold more moisture than cooler air, there's more absolute humidity in the atmosphere now than there used to be. And as anyone who has sweltered through a hot, muggy summer knows, it's more stressful to work through hot months...
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U.S. will be 2-4 degrees hotter in coming decades, new climate report says
2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Temperatures will continue to rise in America, "with the next few decades projected to see another 2 degrees [Fahrenheit] to 4 degrees [Fahrenheit] of warming in most areas," according to the latest National Climate Assessment, which came out Friday afternoon. That means we can expect to see more "extreme weather events," according to the report, such as heavy precipitation - particularly in the Northeast and Midwest - and intense Atlantic hurricanes. Other parts of the U.S. will experience heat...
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Climate change set to make America hotter, drier, and more disaster-prone
2013-01-12 00:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Future generations of Americans can expect to spend 25 days a year sweltering in temperatures above 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), with climate change on course to turn the country into a hotter, drier, and more disaster-prone place. The National Climate Assessment, released in draft form on Friday, provided the fullest picture to date of the real-time effects of climate change on U.S. life, and the most likely consequences for the future. The 1,000-page report, the work of the more than 300...
Climate change set to make America hotter, drier and more disaster-prone
2013-01-11 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Future generations of Americans can expect to spend 25 days a year sweltering in temperatures above 100F (38C), with climate change on course to turn the country into a hotter, drier, and more disaster-prone place. The National Climate Assessment, released in draft form on Friday , provided the fullest picture to date of the real-time effects of climate change on US life, and the most likely consequences for the future. The 1,000-page report, the work of the more than 300 government scientists...
How urban heat islands are making India hotter
2013-01-09 08:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It is bitterly cold in Delhi. A bone-chilling wind has left temperatures below 3C (37F), the lowest since records began in 1969, and at least 100 homeless people are said to have died. But temperatures in the mega-city that is now home to an estimated 18 million people can be expected to rise to a sizzling 46C if there is a heatwave in May, and the city is often unbearably hot by the time the monsoon arrives at the end of June. Now, Indian government-backed research shows that both Delhi and...